Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse
Coat of arms of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
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Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is located in France
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Coordinates: 45°36′20″N 0°59′55″W / 45.6056°N 0.9986°W / 45.6056; -0.9986
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonRoyan
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Richaud[1]
Area
1
10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,170
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17333 /17110
Elevation0–45 m (0–148 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
Website[1]
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ didɔn]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.[3]

An important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,342 inhabitants (2019) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - and is part of the agglomeration community of Royan Atlantique with 83,661 inhabitants (2019).

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (17333), INSEE